But these events mostly serve as platforms for dialogues, for lumbering intellectual table tennis.
For some, the EU's external action can be perceived as a form of "soft imperialism" (Longo, 2011), since even without resorting to "hard power", the EU is able to impose its interest through its various platforms for dialogues and through the use of conditionality.
Hong said China had made the proposal "to ease the situation" and to provide a platform for dialogue.
It provides a platform for dialogue and entertainment, while also raising awareness of women's opinions on social, cultural, entrepreneurial and political matters in Ramallah, Palestine and the region.
"We can provide a platform for dialogue between West Papua and Indonesia," said Lilo, who advocates "an approach that considers consultations and dialogue with both Indonesia and West Papuans [to] allow for responsible and managed progress towards self-determination".
In digital activism we have the amazing Esra'a Al Shafei of Bahrain, a true digital native nerd and founder and director of the political blog Mideast Youth, a platform for dialogue as well as for political intervention.
The initiative may well end up creating another platform for dialogue by bringing manufacturers into the mix who can help put those concepts to the test in a real production environment.
"At least we have a platform for dialogue, which gives us an opportunity to try to work our way through this.
"There needs to be a platform for dialogue, otherwise there will be a revolution and we lose the chance that we have today for a peaceful transformation," he said.
In addition to highlighting ways to improve fMRI test-retest reliability in developmental cognitive neuroscience research, we hope to open a platform for dialogue regarding longitudinal fMRI study designs, analyses, and reporting of results.
